KARATE

Karate is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called "te" and "Chinese kenpō". Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands . Grappling, locks, restraints, throws, and vital point strikes are taught in some styles. A karate practitioner is called a karateka.

MUAY THAI

Muay Thai is a hard martial artfrom Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese styles of kickboxing, namely "pradal serey" from Cambodia, "tomoi" from Malaysia, "lethwei" from Myanmar and "Muay Lao" from Laos. Descended from "muay boran", Muay Thai is Thailand's national sport.

TAEKWONDO

Taekwondois aKorean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, "tae" means "to
strike or break with foot", "kwon" means "to strike or break with fist",
and "do" means "way, method, or art". Thus, Taekwondo may be loosely
translated as "the art of the foot and fist", or "the art of kicking and
punching". As many other martial arts, it combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, and in some cases,
meditation and philosophy. In 1989,
Taekwondo was claimed as the world's most popular martial art in terms
of number of practitioners.

BOXING

Boxing, also called "pugilism", is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists for competition. Boxing is typically supervised by a referee engaged in during a series of one- to three-minute intervals called rounds, and boxers generally of similar weight. There are four ways to win; if the opponent is knocked out and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten seconds (a knockout, or KO), if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue, if an opponent is disqualified for breaking a rule, or if there is no stoppage of the fight before an agreed number of rounds. A winner is determined either by the referee's decision or by judges' scorecards.

JEET KUNE DO

Jeet Kune Dois a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded by world renowned martial artist Bruce Lee in 1967 with direct, non classical and straightforward movements. The system works on the use of different 'tools' for different situations. These situations are broken down into ranges (Kicking, Punching, Trapping and Grappling), with techniques flowing smoothly between them. It is referred to as a "style without style". Jeet Kune Do is not fixed or patterned, and is a philosophy with guiding thoughts. It was named for the concept of interception, or attacking your opponent while he is about to attack.

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